USDA proposes 30% SNAP reduction through regulatory changes

The White House’s Mar. 18, 2025 budget blueprint holds SNAP’s nominal appropriation flat for ten years, producing a 30 percent real benefit cut by FY 2035 (CBO baseline).

An estimated 10 million U.S. households face SNAP benefit loss under the proposed cuts (Budget Blueprint description).

CDC’s Nutritional Epidemiology Lab projects a 5 percent rise in childhood iron-deficiency anemia if SNAP benefits fall by 30 percent (CDC report).

Moody’s Analytics calculates a 1.3 GDP multiplier for every dollar spent on SNAP, versus roughly 0.4 for a top-bracket tax cut (Moody’s).

GAO reports that 17 percent of rural households lack broadband at the FCC’s 25/3 Mbps standard, risking exclusion if SNAP switches to a mobile-only app by 2027 (GAO).

USDA ERS microsimulation forecasts the national food-insecurity rate rising from 10.2 percent in 2024 to 12.3 percent by 2028 under the proposed cuts (ERS).